Volume 7: Frost Chapter 39 Lost
At the end of the horizon, some grayish yellow color could be vaguely seen.
Jiang You opened his eyes with difficulty.
There was sand in his nose and mouth. He sat up, vomited a few times, then took out the kettle and drank some water.
The fire burned out.
The wind was strong, blowing the sand.
He stood up and walked a few steps, stretched his body, then squatted down, picked up the tableware used yesterday, and washed it with sand. Halfway through the washing, Guan Qingtong opened the tent curtain and walked out. She walked to Jiang You and after looking at him for a while, she asked, "Have you been to the desert before?"
"I read a lot of guides before coming here," Jiang You folded the cleaned bowls and put them aside. He looked up at Guan Qingtong, "I originally thought I could ride a camel. My son likes camels very much, but you guys got a car."
Guan Qingtong listened to Jiang You's words and slowly sat down on the ground.
"I've always had a question." Jiang You said.
"What is it?"
"I saw that you guys had been running the Jinghu Society for many years, and it was getting hard," Jiang You also sat on the sand, "Didn't you kill all the gods before? I think it's a bit strange."
Guan Qingtong looked into the distance.
The sun was slowly lifted up from the horizon by golden clouds.
After a long time she said: "We paid a heavy price."
“Aren’t there any new people being trained?”
"Sometimes I can't help but wonder if was meaningful. If, if they hadn't died back then... the worst outcome for that god back then, when he descended into this world, would be a return to the chaotic world of gods and demons. In a chaotic world, our chances of surviving are higher than those of ordinary people, even..."
"A rise in status?"
"Yes, I am different from Lao Zhuang and the others. They are all orphans, and Teacher Xie raised them all. Later, the situation changed, and Teacher Xie couldn't find so many suitable children. The policy didn't allow it, and he became busier and busier." Guan Qingtong looked down at the sand, and her voice lowered. "My brother and I are the direct descendants of the Guan family. Our parents and other elders all died due to the war and other reasons. In the end, Teacher Xie took us in."
"You are not good?"
"Yes, so I have never had the same awareness as them."
"Where is your brother?" Jiang You asked.
"He, he is the kind of person, like in ancient times, who feels that he must fulfill his part in the fate of the country."
Jiang You brought the topic back to the topic, "So when facing the Jinghu Society, you didn't have so many people sacrificed?"
"Not really," Guan Qingtong shook her head. She said, "There are many people and many secular forces protecting Jinghu Society. They slandered Teacher Xie, and before we realized the crisis, Teacher Xie was isolated and investigated. In the end, although nothing was found, we had a very difficult time during that period, and we were attacked from all sides."
She said a little thirsty.
Jiang You found a bottle of mineral water from his backpack and handed it to her. She took it and took a sip, then said, "God is not to be feared. People are to be feared."
"I'm still a little confused." Jiang You changed his sitting position.
"What are you wondering about?"
"But the institute doesn't seem to have suffered any damage."
Guan Qingtong's eyes became sharper, and she asked, "What do you want to say?"
"Jinghu will always want to take over Tangjiang. What on earth does Tangjiang have that they want to take over?" Jiang You took another sip of water and said, "The altar below Xueshan Lake Resort is also quite interesting. If I remember correctly, the location of Xueshan Lake and the research institute seems to be just right from your Feng Shui perspective..."
Guan Qingtong interrupted Jiang You and spoke quickly, "How do you know where the research institute was originally located?"
Jiang You said: "Tang Jiang is so small, maybe he noticed it when he passed by occasionally while shopping."
Guan Qingtong frowned and thought for a moment, then she said, "Yu Lan once took Lin Yu to the research institute for a physical examination. He, he shouldn't still remember..."
"Look, you can also tamper with people's memories. It seems that in a previous operation, the Special Operations Group also tampered with the memories of the victims in order to protect them. Why do you have to pretend to trust me and test me?"
"No, they are two different things," Guan Qingtong quickly denied, "That was actually a failed result. We must use an instrument to erase the memory of the recent period of time. Moreover, the person whose memory is erased can remember that he has lost part of his memory."
"Really?" Jiang You looked at Guan Qingtong.
Guan Qingtong did not avoid his gaze. She said, "I am very honest with you."
"Didn't you say that in troubled times, talented people like you will have the space to display your talents?"
Guan Qingtong smiled bitterly, and then she said: "We sacrificed too much. My brother survived at the time, but later, he also..." She bit her lip and her voice became very soft, "I can't let their sacrifice be in vain."
"Pay more attention to the research institute."
"You mean, the Jinghu Society's target is the research institute?"
"How would I know?" Jiang You stood up.
It was now completely light.
He stretched and walked towards the tent. "I'm going to check on my son. I wonder how he slept last night."
…
After everyone got up, they had a simple breakfast, then packed up the tent, put it in the off-road vehicle, and started the day's journey.
As soon as Jiang You got in the car, he fastened his seat belt and started to sleep.
The car body was heaving along with the snoring sound.
"We seem to be going in circles." Zhu Wen suddenly spoke.
Tang Butian looked forward.
The sand glowed white in the midday sun. There was nothing but sand , endless sand.
"Try again." Guan Qingtong said.
"Let's go forward?" Zhu Wen asked.
"yes."
More than 20 minutes later, Zhu Wen stopped the car and said, "We were here just now."
Guan Qingtong lowered her head and calculated for a moment, then she said, "Let's get off the bus."
Tang Butian glanced at Jiang You, who was sleeping soundly. She poked his arm with her finger, but there was no response. She said to Jiang Mo, "Wake him up."
Jiang Mo turned his head away.
She raised the wooden sword and was about to hit Jiang You on the shoulder, when Jiang Mo raised her leg and kicked Jiang You in the stomach.
Jiang You woke up suddenly.
He looked at Jiang Mo, then at Tang Butian, and then looked out the window.
The wind was very strong, blowing up the sand and making everything outside the window yellow.
Guan Qingtong and Zhu Wen had already gotten out of the car. They stood side by side, seemingly discussing something.
Jiang You asked, "Are we there yet?"
Tang Butian said: "I'm lost."
"Impossible." Jiang You took a sip of water, unbuckled his seat belt, pushed open the door and got out of the car.
The wind and sand hit his face. He zipped up his clothes, then walked to Guan Qingtong with one foot deep and one foot shallow. He asked, "What's the situation now?"
Guan Qingtong said: "I can feel that what I am looking for is nearby, but I can't get any closer. Maybe it is in the sky, or maybe it is underground."
Jiang You took off his sunglasses and put on his usual glasses, then he looked deep into the sand. "From the distribution of spiritual energy particles, I tend to think it's underground."
Guan Qingtong turned around and asked, "How do we get down?"
